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remember, he has said on more than one occasion that the day of the newtown massacre was the low point of his presidency since then he tried legislatively very hard in early 2013 to push congress to expand the number of back ground checks. he could not get that done. especially from more rural gun-friendly states. the president has been watching a continuing succession of mass shootings trying to figure out what can i do? he announced yesterday with loretta limplg, his attorney general, that they spend some time research and concluding that he had the authority to redefine what it means to be a gun dealer to bring more purchases in under the background check provisions. republicans say that's unconstitutional. they're going to challenge him mritly and legally and we'll see whether he can stand his position. >> that is the managing director at sandy hook promise who lost his son in the sandy hook shooting that john was just referencing. you might keep your eye on the gun manufacturer stocks. smith and wesson going all the way back to the ipo in 2001, and, john, that is a cycle that has
remember, he has said on more than one occasion that the day of the newtown massacre was the low point of his presidency since then he tried legislatively very hard in early 2013 to push congress to expand the number of back ground checks. he could not get that done. especially from more rural gun-friendly states. the president has been watching a continuing succession of mass shootings trying to figure out what can i do? he announced yesterday with loretta limplg, his attorney general, that...
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the newtown schools close today. students who did not attend sandy hook elementary will begin returning to school tomorrow. it's going to be one small step toward recovery. but this is going to be a long, long road ahead. danielle leigh now back to you. >> thanks for that. coming up next we're going to count down to 2013 and welcome our guest host and squawk market master, bob doll, chief equity strategy at nuveen investments. he'll join us for the remainder of the show when we return. [ male announcer ] it's that time of year again. time for citi price rewind. because your daughter really wants that pink castle thing. and you really don't want to pay more than you have to. only citi price rewind automatically searches for the lowest price. and if it finds one, you get refunded the difference. just use your citi card and register your purchase online. have a super sparkly day! ok. [ male announcer ] now all you need is a magic carriage. citi price rewind. start saving at citi.com/pricerewind. >>> welcome back to "squ
the newtown schools close today. students who did not attend sandy hook elementary will begin returning to school tomorrow. it's going to be one small step toward recovery. but this is going to be a long, long road ahead. danielle leigh now back to you. >> thanks for that. coming up next we're going to count down to 2013 and welcome our guest host and squawk market master, bob doll, chief equity strategy at nuveen investments. he'll join us for the remainder of the show when we return. [...
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. >> during this christmas season, my heart goes out to the families in newtown, connecticut. >> yep. >> we're all hugging our children a little more tightly this season. >> and everything's on the table. >> as an outdoorsman, i think we need to completely rethink guns in america. >> i think we need to protect our kids at the school, though. everything's on the table. >> our thoughts and prayers are with the families in newtown. >> thank you both very much. right now it's time for "squawk on the street." good morning. welcome to "squawk on the street." which debuted on cnbc's seven years ago today. happy anniversary to us. i'm melissa lee with carl and jim cramer and david faber live from the new york stock exchange. let's look at how we're setting up after yesterday's rally. particular strength in yesterday's rally. we didn't get housing starts, that's earlier today. as for the picture in europe, really the stand outout here is the euro. greece getting a five notch upgrade at the s&p. our road map this morning starts with gm. government motors no more. the treasury to exit its stake
. >> during this christmas season, my heart goes out to the families in newtown, connecticut. >> yep. >> we're all hugging our children a little more tightly this season. >> and everything's on the table. >> as an outdoorsman, i think we need to completely rethink guns in america. >> i think we need to protect our kids at the school, though. everything's on the table. >> our thoughts and prayers are with the families in newtown. >> thank you both...
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the newtown shooting will probably spike gun permits. in truth, the gun industry has been growing for the past few years. a presentation this month, smith-ansmith and wesson on track to exceed last year's total of 2.7 billion. a powerful motivator for gun owners, nra telling members in october a sweeping gun ban would be a near certainty in obama's second term. it's not the first time that's happened. 1994 marked the prior peak in u.s. gun manufacturing, the expired ban on assault rifles went into effect. the increase to the rush to make and buy these weapons prior to the ban. rising market lead low since 2008, when obama was elected. in fact, background checks by the fbi set a monthly record of over 1.5 million last month and marked the 30th straight check in gun applications. largest single day, black friday. checks don't always translate into sales, but certainly reflect interesting guns. the guns at smith & wesson. the stocks like gun sales showing upward trend over the past few years. a trend smith & wesson seeing continuing. 35% to
the newtown shooting will probably spike gun permits. in truth, the gun industry has been growing for the past few years. a presentation this month, smith-ansmith and wesson on track to exceed last year's total of 2.7 billion. a powerful motivator for gun owners, nra telling members in october a sweeping gun ban would be a near certainty in obama's second term. it's not the first time that's happened. 1994 marked the prior peak in u.s. gun manufacturing, the expired ban on assault rifles went...
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up next the shooter in the newtown tragedy reportedly suffered from a mental disorder. we'll speak to one of the lawmakers holding the purse strings for federal mental health care funding. [ male announcer ] this december, remember -- you can stay in and like something... or you can get out there and actually like something. the lexus december to remember sales event is on. this is the pursuit of perfection. the lexus december to remember sales event is on. sfx- "sounds of african drum and flute" look who's back. again? it's embarrassing it's embarrassing! we can see you carl. we can totally see you. come on you're better than this...all that prowling around. yeah, you're the king of the jungle. have you thought about going vegan carl? hahaha!! you know folks who save hundreds of dollars by switching to geico sure are happy. how happy are they jimmy? happier than antelope with night-vision goggles. nice! get happy. get geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. the latest coffee machine from nespresso. modular. intuitive. combines espresso and fresh
up next the shooter in the newtown tragedy reportedly suffered from a mental disorder. we'll speak to one of the lawmakers holding the purse strings for federal mental health care funding. [ male announcer ] this december, remember -- you can stay in and like something... or you can get out there and actually like something. the lexus december to remember sales event is on. this is the pursuit of perfection. the lexus december to remember sales event is on. sfx- "sounds of african drum and...
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. >> want to update you on the tragedy in newtown tragedy. danielle lee back with the very latest. >> reporter: good afternoon. students returned to their classroom today aside from those attending sandy hook elementary, and when they did they were greeted by increased security and counselors on hand in case students needed to process. one parent said it was harder to send her son back to class and she believes this is a necessary part of the healing process for these students, but as all of that happens, as the students return to class just up the way behind me is a memorial still filled with lots of people, crowds of people struggling to move on. there were two more funerals today, and right now a wake is under way for that teacher that we've heard so much about, vicki soto works died trying to protect her children. the school, sandy hook, is still indefinitely closed while police investigating, even a nearby town says they can have another school red the for those students by tomorrow. the district has not decided when they will be ready t
. >> want to update you on the tragedy in newtown tragedy. danielle lee back with the very latest. >> reporter: good afternoon. students returned to their classroom today aside from those attending sandy hook elementary, and when they did they were greeted by increased security and counselors on hand in case students needed to process. one parent said it was harder to send her son back to class and she believes this is a necessary part of the healing process for these students, but...
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a tough day for all those in newtown and those across connecticut. >> very tough day. today marks the one-week anniversary with tolling of bells across the state. and a very solemn remembrance of the horrific tragedy killing 20 beautiful children, and some very dedicated teachers and professionals. >> in terms of gun control, what would you like to see happen? assault weapons ban, high-capacity ammunition clips? what are the prospects of that actually passing? >> you know, the political landscape on this issue really has changed, almost seismically as a result of this harrowing tragedy. i think a lot of my colleagues, and i talked to some of the republican colleagues who are rethinking or revisiting their position, have reacted with tremendous emotion to this tragedy, as all of us have. and all america. and there's been an outpouring of support to newtown, a quintessentially new england town that's rallied together, showing tremendous strength. but also resolve that there should be some action. and i hear again and again and again from people in newtown, people in conn
a tough day for all those in newtown and those across connecticut. >> very tough day. today marks the one-week anniversary with tolling of bells across the state. and a very solemn remembrance of the horrific tragedy killing 20 beautiful children, and some very dedicated teachers and professionals. >> in terms of gun control, what would you like to see happen? assault weapons ban, high-capacity ammunition clips? what are the prospects of that actually passing? >> you know, the...
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newtown would be even further -- i guess, we didn't hear newtown. we heard 320,000, but all between boston and watertown. you're maybe another two miles on the mass pike, right? >> exactly. we border watertown, and the immediate surrounding communities in watertown area are in lockdown and we've been asked to stay inside and public transportation has been shut down and it is clearly having a disruption of business activity. all businesses in the immediate surrounding communities are all closed and so certainly these are communities that house a lot of people in the financial markets and a lot of fund managers, hedge fund managers and a lot of these people are actually working from home today because they simply have no means of commuting into the city. >> all right. larry. thanks for calling in. appreciate it. >> be safe. >> we're keeping a close eye on the situation in boston and the surrounding areas particularly in newtown. we are also preparing for the opening bell. we'll take a break right now. cnbc will be right back. at fidelity, we do it by
newtown would be even further -- i guess, we didn't hear newtown. we heard 320,000, but all between boston and watertown. you're maybe another two miles on the mass pike, right? >> exactly. we border watertown, and the immediate surrounding communities in watertown area are in lockdown and we've been asked to stay inside and public transportation has been shut down and it is clearly having a disruption of business activity. all businesses in the immediate surrounding communities are all...
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the ar-15s and other semiautomatics have soared, peaking after the 26 murders at the grade school in newtown, connecticut. i reached out to the national shooting sports foundation, which represents gunmakers and retailers. i wanted to ask about the industry's response to the florida school shooting, and a spokesman e-mailed me -- "our hearts go out to the victims of this tragedy and their families. out of respect for the families, the community and the ongoing law enforcement investigation, we believe it would be inappropriate to comment or participate in media requests at this time. the organization published a report in 2016 that showed the economic impact from firearms and ammunition in the industry grew $19.1 billion in 2008 to almost $50 billion in 2015, and in that time, the report shows more than 100,000 new jobs related to gunmaking were added. guys ntsahank you very much, coes, for following this difficult story toda ♪ (nadia white) the moment a fish is pulled out from the water, it's a race against time. and keeping it in the right conditions is the best way to get that fish to y
the ar-15s and other semiautomatics have soared, peaking after the 26 murders at the grade school in newtown, connecticut. i reached out to the national shooting sports foundation, which represents gunmakers and retailers. i wanted to ask about the industry's response to the florida school shooting, and a spokesman e-mailed me -- "our hearts go out to the victims of this tragedy and their families. out of respect for the families, the community and the ongoing law enforcement...
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the way, this is emblem attic of all these nice things you have said this week for the victims of the newtown connecticut tragedy. we love the way you all have been strong in support of them. >> thank you. i very much appreciate that. michael, let me ask you, what do you want to be avoiding in 2013? >> i think you have to look at it from the standpoint of extreme. it's clearly in the bond market. it's clearly in the love for dividends. it's clearly in the love for income versus capital appreciation, versus cycle kral. i call this the rocky balboa stock market. we've had tremendous swings from the bears. you cannot deny the resilience, best year since '09. how is it comparatively smaller fiscal cliff going to do it? >> he does have a point. the relative strength of this market this year has been impressive given all the headwinds that this market has. >> it's been macho ka macho. that's the fighter who just passed away in puerto rico. it has taken blows like you can't believe and has hung in there. and the market leads the economy, not the economy leads the market. we remain defensively positi
the way, this is emblem attic of all these nice things you have said this week for the victims of the newtown connecticut tragedy. we love the way you all have been strong in support of them. >> thank you. i very much appreciate that. michael, let me ask you, what do you want to be avoiding in 2013? >> i think you have to look at it from the standpoint of extreme. it's clearly in the bond market. it's clearly in the love for dividends. it's clearly in the love for income versus...
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and democrats simply even at the peak influence, and the peak public attention after the newtown massacre, they were not able to push through congress certain steps closing the so-called gun show loophole. a and the democrats are going be trying again, and we veen a new slogan, no guns for terrorists trying to make the case that if you have be put on a no-fly list, you should be barred from purchasing weapons. whether they can make some headway with that into the congress is doubtful, but i ti they will keep trying and maybe an issue to both sides can use to mobilize the bases in the fall campaign. >> and florida has been call ed the gunshine state, because of how many residents there own guns, and because of the relative ease in that state of acquiring the guns, but now a new wrinle kl that pete william has reported that the wife of the shooter accompanied him to purchase these weapons. how does that impact this this investigation? >> well, they may have criminal channels against her -- criminal charges against her if she new of an impending attack, and did nothing to stop it. and to the
and democrats simply even at the peak influence, and the peak public attention after the newtown massacre, they were not able to push through congress certain steps closing the so-called gun show loophole. a and the democrats are going be trying again, and we veen a new slogan, no guns for terrorists trying to make the case that if you have be put on a no-fly list, you should be barred from purchasing weapons. whether they can make some headway with that into the congress is doubtful, but i ti...
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. >> there's been a shooting at a school in newtown. this is the sandy hook elementary. >> there are reports of a shooting in a nightclub in orlando. >> i walk into the oval. his head is down, and he hands me the speech. he doesn't look up at me. he was too emotional. >> he wanted to ban assault weapons, he wanted to limit magazine sizes and impose a universal background check. while all three of those concepts are going to be on the floor of the united states senate for a vote, and they're all going to lose. >> congress literally does nothing. that's the closest i came to feeling disgust ed. every time i think about those kids, it gets me mad. and by the way, it happens on the streets of chicago every day. >> there was a part of him who thinks, i am in the most powerful office in the most powerful country on the planet, and i can't do anything to erase what just happened. >> we gather here in memory of 20 beautiful children and 6 remarkable adults. they were mothers and fathers. they were husbands and wives, sisters and brothers, sons
. >> there's been a shooting at a school in newtown. this is the sandy hook elementary. >> there are reports of a shooting in a nightclub in orlando. >> i walk into the oval. his head is down, and he hands me the speech. he doesn't look up at me. he was too emotional. >> he wanted to ban assault weapons, he wanted to limit magazine sizes and impose a universal background check. while all three of those concepts are going to be on the floor of the united states senate for...
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all dpuns have been removed from stores near newtown. a lot of debate about the degree to which private equity has inserted itself into the debate. some investors may be rethinking their position on investing in companies like freedom, and certainly you read the statement from service -- >> it's straightforward. very interesting story. if you get a change in heart on the part of the pension funds that make up so much of the funds for private equity, not to mention, by the way, hedge funds and other investors out there, you could see some ramifications. this certainly may be one of them right here. the company saying as a result of the sandy hook tragedy, which they call a watershed event, that has raised the national debate on gun control at an unprecedented level, they have determined to engage in a process to a southern investment to freedom group. largest manufacturer of guns in the country. 15% of sales roughly to walmart, and about 3,000 employees, $237 million in sales as of the third quarter that ended september. just to put it in
all dpuns have been removed from stores near newtown. a lot of debate about the degree to which private equity has inserted itself into the debate. some investors may be rethinking their position on investing in companies like freedom, and certainly you read the statement from service -- >> it's straightforward. very interesting story. if you get a change in heart on the part of the pension funds that make up so much of the funds for private equity, not to mention, by the way, hedge funds...
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i think you have to take into account there's sandy, the tragedy up in newtown. a lot of different things. in front of us is the fiscal cliff. everybody has been talking about it. we've been talking about it. here we are past christmas getting very close to the 31st and still nothing resolved. for those reasons i think people are holding off. they're going to make some decisions later on. maybe those decisions don't happen until january. >> joe, you can blame what you want. you can say it's hurricane sandy, the fiscal cliff, discretionary the second best performing sector in the s&p here to date. is this a sign to start taking money off the table if you have it in the retailers? >> i think you categorize it by saying it's sprung a little bit of a leak. year to date, they've been strong. what do the allocations do? clearly you've looked at the u.s. economy and you've said it's been the services over the goods. money managers are taking a look at the potential recovery in manufacturing. they're looking at softening and consumer discretionary. it is on the back of s
i think you have to take into account there's sandy, the tragedy up in newtown. a lot of different things. in front of us is the fiscal cliff. everybody has been talking about it. we've been talking about it. here we are past christmas getting very close to the 31st and still nothing resolved. for those reasons i think people are holding off. they're going to make some decisions later on. maybe those decisions don't happen until january. >> joe, you can blame what you want. you can say...
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today marks the one-month anniversary of the shooting in newtown which seemed to generate some momentum for reinstating the assault weapons ban. but there's been fresh opposition to that ban from the nra and even harry reid has said that he questions whether it could pass congress. given that, how hard will you push for an assault weapons ban, and if one cannot pass congress, what other measures would need to be included in a broad package in order to curb gun violence successfully? >> all right. well as i said, the vice president and a number of members of my cabinet went through a very thorough process over the last month, meeting with a lot of stake holders in this. including the nra. listened to proposals. from all quarters. and they've presented me now with a list of sensible commonsense steps that can be taken to make sure that the kinds of violence we saw in newtown doesn't happen again. i'm going to be meeting with the vice president today. i expect to have a fuller presentation later in the week. to give people some specifics about what i think we need to do. my starting point
today marks the one-month anniversary of the shooting in newtown which seemed to generate some momentum for reinstating the assault weapons ban. but there's been fresh opposition to that ban from the nra and even harry reid has said that he questions whether it could pass congress. given that, how hard will you push for an assault weapons ban, and if one cannot pass congress, what other measures would need to be included in a broad package in order to curb gun violence successfully? >>...
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kind of violent gun crime that precipitated this whole movement a few months ago, the tragic events of newtown, connecticut, and we need to look out for our second amendment rights and need to look out for all the rights protected in our constitution, and any time we're restricting the rights of the law-abiding, that ought to be a concern to us. there ought to be a careful balancing test, and we ought not do that unless we can show some demonstrated benefit from that restriction. >> if the senate bill is amended, as i understand it, majority leader reid said the first amend cement going to be on the background checks from senator manchin and senator toomey, their new compromise. if their amend mt. ment is substituted into the current amendment, would that change your mind on investigate on the whole bill? >> no. the short answer is no. the longer answer is that i haven't seen it yet. it still isn't public. we've been waiting for it. it's been discussed on various news channels over the last 48 hours, as if it's a fixed legislative proposal and i've yet to see legislative text. i'm told it will
kind of violent gun crime that precipitated this whole movement a few months ago, the tragic events of newtown, connecticut, and we need to look out for our second amendment rights and need to look out for all the rights protected in our constitution, and any time we're restricting the rights of the law-abiding, that ought to be a concern to us. there ought to be a careful balancing test, and we ought not do that unless we can show some demonstrated benefit from that restriction. >> if...
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sales picked up last year in the wake of the newtown massacre. typically, you see the type of response in the gun area because people jump in expecting there will be further restrictions on owning or buying ammunition and guns leading to a pickup in sales in guns and ammunition. that was a bit exhausted as they warn on the full year. the dow up 27 points. s&p, again, into new record territory up over 2, and the nasdaq up just about 3. back to you. >> thank you for that. the third consecutive intraday high for the s&p, 1961, almost 62. >> very powerful rally going on because you very rarely see utilities go up, the oils go up, consumer products go up. a lot of people are mystified that how all the groups go up at once. i come back and say there's not a lot of supply issued right now. there's a lot of buybacks going on, people blown away by a couple quarters, fedex, kroger, very important big names in supermarket and transport that made a lot of people feel like, well, wait a second, i can't be short. >>> yeah, here's a piece in the "washington pos
sales picked up last year in the wake of the newtown massacre. typically, you see the type of response in the gun area because people jump in expecting there will be further restrictions on owning or buying ammunition and guns leading to a pickup in sales in guns and ammunition. that was a bit exhausted as they warn on the full year. the dow up 27 points. s&p, again, into new record territory up over 2, and the nasdaq up just about 3. back to you. >> thank you for that. the third...
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fiscal cliff, hurricane sandy of course, that tragedy in newtown, connecticut, and, of course, all of this is weighing on this a little bit more than those slightly more intangible factors of home prices being on the upside. so i saw a lot of sales. i was out all day saturday and sunday in philadelphia, walnut street. i saw sales in ann taylor, express. most of the boutique stores that were out there, at least portions of the store were on sale. so to me that at least indicates the margins are going to be under a little bit of pressure certainly by the end of the year. >> we'll see what the new quarter brings. we'll see you in a few minutes. that was fantastic. >> got to keep up the traditions down there. >> absolutely. meanwhile, facebook shares on our radar. a tax story, bullish, endless note. >> hi, carl. according to the sunday times facebook reportedly funneled 440 million pounds or approximately 712 million dollars into a tax haven last year to avoid taxes in britain. now a facebook spokesperson in response says that facebook complies with all relevant corporate regulations incl
fiscal cliff, hurricane sandy of course, that tragedy in newtown, connecticut, and, of course, all of this is weighing on this a little bit more than those slightly more intangible factors of home prices being on the upside. so i saw a lot of sales. i was out all day saturday and sunday in philadelphia, walnut street. i saw sales in ann taylor, express. most of the boutique stores that were out there, at least portions of the store were on sale. so to me that at least indicates the margins are...
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was it some sentiment that came out of the newtown tragedy? it's hard to say. >> but it may be a combination of all of those. we got a sense from the guests we brought on earlier this week, on monday, that it was not a great holiday selling season, as we ended the last day before christmas. and all those may be the reasons, carl. i'm positive i didn't think people really understood the fiscal cliff. i may have been wrong. perhaps it was something that weighed on people's minds. the weather always at issue. it could actually have been warmer weather as well that contributed. we've had some analysts say that because people don't feel they have to go out and buy a coat. >> because it will never get cold again. >> except today, when it's 28 degrees. we'll see how after christmas does. internet also, it doesn't appear as online sales are up as p as anticipated. and perhaps they made up for the loss of the brick and mortar. >> you were pointing out before the show, luxury was not immune to this. you would think it would be more in tune to the conseq
was it some sentiment that came out of the newtown tragedy? it's hard to say. >> but it may be a combination of all of those. we got a sense from the guests we brought on earlier this week, on monday, that it was not a great holiday selling season, as we ended the last day before christmas. and all those may be the reasons, carl. i'm positive i didn't think people really understood the fiscal cliff. i may have been wrong. perhaps it was something that weighed on people's minds. the...
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over the month since the tragedy in newtown, we've heard from so many. and obviously none have affected us more than a families of those gorgeous children and their teachers and guardians who were lost. so we're grateful to all of you for taking the time to be here and recognizing that we honor their memories in part by doing everything we can to prevent this from happening again. but we also heard from some unexpected people. in particular, i started getting a lot of letters from kids. four of them are here today. grant frits, julia stokes, hannah zeha and tasia good. they're pretty representative of some of the messages i got. these are some pretty smart letters from some pretty smart young people. hennah, a third grader. you can go ahead and wave, hennah. that's you. hennah wrote, i feel terrible for the parents who lost their children. i love my country. and i want everybody to be happy and
over the month since the tragedy in newtown, we've heard from so many. and obviously none have affected us more than a families of those gorgeous children and their teachers and guardians who were lost. so we're grateful to all of you for taking the time to be here and recognizing that we honor their memories in part by doing everything we can to prevent this from happening again. but we also heard from some unexpected people. in particular, i started getting a lot of letters from kids. four of...
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swhc is the ticker on this of course, troubles surrounding the newtown, connecticut, shooting a lot of sellers on that stock during that period of time, today, issuing another $15 billion, expand its buy back program which it just announced with its fiscal second quarter results, announced 20 million share -- $20 million worth of buy backs and expand that to 15. nice gain on the shares. >> >> a big winner for the year. look at that chart. >> all handgunmakers, talking about this before, how ironic you can the obama administration was seen strict irbefore the elections and hand brought forward the dematte manned that might have been in the future, people wanted to bite hand guns. >> always the case. any time the debate over gun control flares up. >> does the framework of the "wall street journal" piece tell us anything new about best buy, sears? >> for sears, we have seen them cut costs, cut costs, sears and the kmart stores. it seems that this year the reckoning, the kmart operation, people have lost track of that if you send people inside kmart today, i think you basically find a rela
swhc is the ticker on this of course, troubles surrounding the newtown, connecticut, shooting a lot of sellers on that stock during that period of time, today, issuing another $15 billion, expand its buy back program which it just announced with its fiscal second quarter results, announced 20 million share -- $20 million worth of buy backs and expand that to 15. nice gain on the shares. >> >> a big winner for the year. look at that chart. >> all handgunmakers, talking about...
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when there's a mass shooting, newtown, that was not terrorism, but is it legitimate to talk about guns then, or do you believe that you shouldn't talk about guns? >> sure, you can talk about guns then, but san bernardino raised the question of whether or not we are now going to -- what many long feared, soft targets across the united states, we're not israel, we're not egypt, there's knot metal detectors everywhere. they moved from big demonstrative things in the united states like 9/11 to smaller places where everyone, everyone can be susceptible at any time. >> yes. >> what do you do about individuals who have become radicalized? >> well, obviously, you got to -- it's a very, very difficult -- what's the answer? i don't know. is taking guns away totally the answer? sho absolutely not. there's no question. even if you try to take everyone's guns away, with 300 million guns whatever there are in america, it's knot going to happen. >> you think fewer guns makes more sense than no guns right now if this becomes -- >> law enforcement will say that. most law enforcement will say that. they
when there's a mass shooting, newtown, that was not terrorism, but is it legitimate to talk about guns then, or do you believe that you shouldn't talk about guns? >> sure, you can talk about guns then, but san bernardino raised the question of whether or not we are now going to -- what many long feared, soft targets across the united states, we're not israel, we're not egypt, there's knot metal detectors everywhere. they moved from big demonstrative things in the united states like 9/11...
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people also understand, the a same way after a shooting in aurora or newtown or virginia tech of after the foiled attempts in times square or in detroit that we're not going to stop living our lives because warped and twisted individuals try to intimidate us. we're going to go to work, raise our kids, go to ball games, run in marathons and we're going to make sure everybody is cooperating and vigilant and doing everything we can without being naive to try to prevent these attacks for happening in the future. jonathan karl? >> mr. president, you are 100 days into your second term. on the gun bill it seems you put everything into it to try to get it passed. congress ignored the events to try to undo the sequester cuts. there was a bill that you tried to veto that got 92 democrats in the house voting yes. my question to you is do you still have the juice to get the rest of the agenda for your congress? >> if you put it that way, jonathan, maybe i should pack up and go home. golly. you know, i think it's a little -- as mark twain said, rumors of my demise make media a little exaggerated at
people also understand, the a same way after a shooting in aurora or newtown or virginia tech of after the foiled attempts in times square or in detroit that we're not going to stop living our lives because warped and twisted individuals try to intimidate us. we're going to go to work, raise our kids, go to ball games, run in marathons and we're going to make sure everybody is cooperating and vigilant and doing everything we can without being naive to try to prevent these attacks for happening...
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they left in place a lower court ruling that upheld laws passed in response to the newtown elementary school shooting involving a semiautomatic weapon. a suicide car bomb has killed at least 12 people in afghanistan this morning. the bomb hit a minibus carrying private security guards in kabul. the guards were from nepal and on their way to work in the capital. a brutal heat wave expected to continue today in arizona. in phoenix temperatures climbed to a record setting 118 degrees, fifth hottest day on record. the high today is expected to be 117 degrees. and speaking of hot items, mattel has one they recently released game developer barbie as a way to get girls interested in technology. she sports jeans, jacket, sneaker, dyed hair, hip ster glasses and a headset. none of it is pink. it's already sold out on mattel.com. my daughter would love that. that's our cnbc news update this hour, sarah, back to you. >> i would love that too as a little girl. sharon, thank you. >> absolutely. take care. >>> companies and their executives don't usually weigh in on elections and politics, but the
they left in place a lower court ruling that upheld laws passed in response to the newtown elementary school shooting involving a semiautomatic weapon. a suicide car bomb has killed at least 12 people in afghanistan this morning. the bomb hit a minibus carrying private security guards in kabul. the guards were from nepal and on their way to work in the capital. a brutal heat wave expected to continue today in arizona. in phoenix temperatures climbed to a record setting 118 degrees, fifth...
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now, in newtown, connecticut, across the massachusetts border, $7.8 million. aurora, colorado, the movie shootings, $5 million. virginia tech in blacksburg, virginia, the deranged student gunman, $7 million. >> reporter: so as a result of that outpouring, they were actually able to expand the eligibility criteria. but feinberg told us after meeting with victims, it's clear money only goes so far. >> i said, mr. jones, i'm here, you're going to receive tax-free $1 million for the loss of your limb. he looks at me and says, is that right? mr. feinberg, i have a better idea. you keep the money, give me my leg back. how's that? >> that gives you a little bit of sense, though, of the spirit here, the need to bounce back. and this race today is a part of it. as we said, well underway now. and as we said, so far, so good. back to you. >> interesting to hear the anecdotes from ken feinberg. what a job he has. thanks very much. we'll continue to check back in with you a little later on the show. also throughout the day on cnbc from boston. and the owner of the boston c
now, in newtown, connecticut, across the massachusetts border, $7.8 million. aurora, colorado, the movie shootings, $5 million. virginia tech in blacksburg, virginia, the deranged student gunman, $7 million. >> reporter: so as a result of that outpouring, they were actually able to expand the eligibility criteria. but feinberg told us after meeting with victims, it's clear money only goes so far. >> i said, mr. jones, i'm here, you're going to receive tax-free $1 million for the...
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i know in the wake of the newtown tragedy, there's been new focus on video games. you've had prominent politicians and others calling for more overseeing of video games. the piper note actually a little different. that's
i know in the wake of the newtown tragedy, there's been new focus on video games. you've had prominent politicians and others calling for more overseeing of video games. the piper note actually a little different. that's
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newtown was the big issue then. this is incorrect. no new laws were passed on either chamber. on all of the issues that john approached, the correct answer was to say, no, it wouldn't get through. here is john's look at 2014. >>> think of 2014 as a year of diminished expectations and you will see the pattern in my predictions for the next 12 months. start with a budget where republicans and democrats have struck a deal replacing parts of the budget sequester with savings they like better. look for them in early 2014 to follow up with spending bills to throw scraps to defense and domestic priorities congress has neglected but make little fundamental change. they will avoid another government shutdown and another debt crisis. been there, already burned by that. the obama administration will grind along to the end next spring of signups for the troubled new health care exchanges that americans without insurance must buy from. >> even if enrollment comes up short of the 7 million person goal, white house allies will sign up enough young people to keep the financial challenges for
newtown was the big issue then. this is incorrect. no new laws were passed on either chamber. on all of the issues that john approached, the correct answer was to say, no, it wouldn't get through. here is john's look at 2014. >>> think of 2014 as a year of diminished expectations and you will see the pattern in my predictions for the next 12 months. start with a budget where republicans and democrats have struck a deal replacing parts of the budget sequester with savings they like...
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right before christmas, with, you know, people are sober as a result of newtown, that they're going through these political antics today, it's crazy. >> both sides, harry's going to comment on this. one side says we're compromising more. that's what you just said. the other side says we've compromised more. john, a little whimpering from paul krugman does not make a carping from the left. >> you forgot about huffington post. social security sellout. >> you're carping from the left hasn't been close to the pressure john boehner's been under. i mean, come on. and just from that fact, we need some real outrage from, you know, patty murray, or you know, all the usual suspects before i believe that the president has given up as much as boehner. you take it from here, okay? >> well, john, it's harry wilson. one thing that's really interesting to me, there's been a lot made about the fact that the president's proposal is closer to the clinton era tax rates. but very little has been said about the fact that no one is close to the clinton era spending levels. so, as you know, when you were in the wh
right before christmas, with, you know, people are sober as a result of newtown, that they're going through these political antics today, it's crazy. >> both sides, harry's going to comment on this. one side says we're compromising more. that's what you just said. the other side says we've compromised more. john, a little whimpering from paul krugman does not make a carping from the left. >> you forgot about huffington post. social security sellout. >> you're carping from the...
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and finally john predicted modest gun control steps likely to past post newtown. neither laws were passed in either chamber. let's take a look at what john has to say about 2014. >> think of 2014 as a year of diminished expectations and then you'll see the pattern in my predictions for the next 12 months. start with the budget where republicans and democrats have struck a deal replacing parts of the budget sequester with savings they like better. look for them in early 2014 to follow up with spending bills that throw scraps to defense and domestic priorities congress has neglected but make little fundamental change. lawmakers will avoid both a government shutdown and another debt crisis. been there, already burned by that. while that happens, the obama administration will grind along to the end next spring of signups for those troubled new health care exchanges that americans without insurance must buy from. even if enrollment comes up short of their 7 million person goal, white house allies will sign up enough young people to keep the exchanges financially viable
and finally john predicted modest gun control steps likely to past post newtown. neither laws were passed in either chamber. let's take a look at what john has to say about 2014. >> think of 2014 as a year of diminished expectations and then you'll see the pattern in my predictions for the next 12 months. start with the budget where republicans and democrats have struck a deal replacing parts of the budget sequester with savings they like better. look for them in early 2014 to follow up...
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all of a sudden then, we had the impacts of sandy, a tragedy up in newtown, connecticut, and just a lot of other factors that just put a damper on the season. >> so, it is fair to say that it started better than it ended now. >> it started better than it ended. there was a lot of excitement around black friday. i mean it was almost like the super bowl. they have all this advertising, drag people out, it's the biggest event of the year come shopping, and then week after that we had the pro bowl. there was no excitement. there was no reason to come out shopping. so big bang, but it kind of waned as we went into the season. >> how much of the season is in the books now? i mean, what's still left to happen? >> there's a couple of big days still coming. i think this weekend is a big weekend as people redeem gift cards, go into the stores, exchange items for what they're looking for. hopefully get that add-on sale and people start to take advantage of the clearance sale, i would say, though, 95% of it is in the books. we've probably got some strong days ahead of us, though, that could move it
all of a sudden then, we had the impacts of sandy, a tragedy up in newtown, connecticut, and just a lot of other factors that just put a damper on the season. >> so, it is fair to say that it started better than it ended now. >> it started better than it ended. there was a lot of excitement around black friday. i mean it was almost like the super bowl. they have all this advertising, drag people out, it's the biggest event of the year come shopping, and then week after that we had...
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sales did increase in the wake of what happened in newtown as well as concerns president obama would try to restrict gun sales. more on that on my blog tradertalk.cnbc.com. >> bob, welcome home. good to see you back. rick santelli in chicago. good morning, rick. >> good morning, carl. we've all heard the news, there's a lot of gdp shrinkage in japan and third quarter, eurozone. it's very difficult to tell sometimes. look at a 24-hour chart of our ten-year, think what the multinational companies are thinking, looks like rates going you up, auctioned off ten-years, 24 billion. there's a rogue, a new guy on the block. it distorts it a bit. you can see we're coming back down. these yields on this new guy, still a good chance we'll settle above 201.5 close, going back to early april. if you look at a two-day chart of the boone, you can see dynamics in place, about face, suggestion of data, weaker data showed up in the marketplace. look at spain, this is really interesting. a two-week chart of spain basically, wow, these yields are really going down. are even the southern countries have th
sales did increase in the wake of what happened in newtown as well as concerns president obama would try to restrict gun sales. more on that on my blog tradertalk.cnbc.com. >> bob, welcome home. good to see you back. rick santelli in chicago. good morning, rick. >> good morning, carl. we've all heard the news, there's a lot of gdp shrinkage in japan and third quarter, eurozone. it's very difficult to tell sometimes. look at a 24-hour chart of our ten-year, think what the...